Dean Smith Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Dean Smith | | Hometown: | Emporia, KS | | High School: | Emporia | | Born: | February 28, 1931 | | Died: | February 7, 2015 | | Notes: | Basketball Hall of Fame, 4x NCAA Coach of the Year, 1982 NCAA Championship coach, 879 wins |
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Tyler Nickel Fitting In At Blue Blood UNCTyler Nickel sometimes still finds himself in awe as part of one of college basketball’s true blue blood programs. He plays in an arena named...
Tue Nov 22, 2022
Roy Williams opens up about Michael Jordan, Dean Smith, Duke, and why he retiredRoy Williams is probably a well-known name to you and to most sports fans. What you won’t know, however, is all the stories Williams tells...
Wed Nov 16, 2022
Four coaches who replaced college basketball royalty
Not even Joe B. Hall or Gene Bartow faced Bill Guthridge’s challenge — coaching his first season in a building named after the guy he...
Tue Nov 1, 2022
Lucas: Memorable UNC Basketball Teams To Reunite Friday
Some of the most fun-to-watch teams in the modern era of Carolina Basketball are returning to the Smith Center on Friday night. In honor of...
Wed Oct 26, 2022
UNC star Phil Ford on Dean Smith, overcoming addiction, and the Four Corners
Phil Ford was the 1978 National Player of the Year as well as a longtime assistant basketball coach at UNC and the point guard who...
Wed Oct 26, 2022